Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-17

tiers sovanF. Wen be through III
crack. .yeanie Welsh is ABBOTT dune.
"Ye medina hooray till we are DOT o
the vrd. ILree cheers for the men
folk" said the tailor. a command
that was instantly obeyed by three
White bcads, led by the long, inln APP
prentice, end aided By grandfather
clappirPeis bands.
Just then Tam Edgar came In ana
bis two sons, and soon Bill Carruthers'
the bridegroom, came, and every one
was in such good spirits; and john,
with his CHEEKY nature, entered INT" tne
fun so completely that he was soon SIT
ting at the table tasting the guidwlies
sowans, and joking as merry as any
one over the fact that the men had
won. Then. when the supper was
CLEARED cut Of the road, John Geddes,
proud Of bis fiddling, struck up
"Stumpic," and Grace, knitting quiet
". watch,d the dancers, and thought
that never had she seen a handsomer
fiddler or heard sweeter music.
MAN. John, what wey are ye no
no ?" asked Tam Edgar, when the Ian
GERS were finished.
"Ne,I Gamma dance onything but
the "Flo'ers o EdinOIo, and it's over
auldfashioned. $50,
at is naethipg O the kind, )" said the
bride. who had will Of her own, thet
formed enc Of her attractions to mild
faced Bill 'and well a gang on the
floor. and my feyther'll fiddle. Come
On. up. Aunt Grizzie ! What are we
Init. knitting for the NIGHT? i never
saw kic woman
The younger members stood close to
grandfather the young lads perched
themselves on the tailors table. Mrs.
Edgar who liked dance as well as
apv Of her family, was up, so Grace
had TO rise, and the bride and the tai
Tor. after some winks, got her at the
top, and as partner to John Geddes she
was 10 lead the dance. Grace Deans
was comely. and at one time John bad
thought deal of her, and it all came
back when he saw her before him, and
John thought she WIS better-looking
than ever. Her iet-black hair had a
wave in it, and her skin was perfect
"apple. blossom pink and white
for on her cheek was a faint blush.
How could she help blushing? And
when she raised her blue-gray, mild
ewes. and then turned to lead the dance,
.Jobn-simple John was perfectly de-
lighted. Then there were many winks
between the tailor and the bride, and
the bridegroom blooming, the tailor
vinkcd 10 Jcanie Welsh, who in her
turn blushed, and thought that there
were Worse-looking men than the tai
lor. =,
When the time came for John Geddes
TO clasp Grace round the waist and
vhirl her off round the tailor and
Jeanie Welsh, John was into the spirit
Of the darcc. So was the tailor, and
there WIS perfect delight in every
body's face at the "guid dancin'."
That's something like what was in
my young days" cried grandfather.
Iraise is good at squirting us on, bu'
John ard Grace's dancing needed nc
help. 1t was perfectly from the heart.
Every tine he danced after Grace Will
his Leat. old fashioned steps he felt
mere IN love, and every time he drew
her 10 him to whirl round another
couple John SAID to himself GA bon
ME lassie like this is the best tocher
And Grace knew it, too. She saw the ole
look she remembered so well in john
ewes, and she saw. too, that he wa
now norc IN earnest. She was pre-
rorCd for the whisper he gave whei
they reached the foot, and the restwer'
watching Mrs. Edgar and the long ap
prentice dancing.
"Grace, woman, ! see We hama for
cot me. Cor waddin' maun follow TIN
ane.
Grace answered by a look, and iel
TIE proudost woman in the parish
Then. after that the "Flowers OF Edin
hurgh" was finished, Mrs. Edgar SAT-
they must, as n parting dance, hiv
"Rab at the Bolster" and the BARN
would all get up.
"Wla'il tax the bolster she cried
laughing.
ME, euidvife. mean to ask Jeani
ony vey. Marrying is the fashion tn
noo, said the tailor, sentiment TIA
pleased them all, and grandfather lie
the hand-clappiDg.
OF course bluShlng Jeanie took th
tailor's arm, and John Geddes an
Grace went next, and Bill and Maggie
and SO on till all were up. Then the
, all took hands and sang Aud Ian
. Svne." even grandfather cheerily JON
+, ing in with his weak treble, and I'll
! BOYS bawling unreproved. 1t was
merry company, but the happiest tW
there were Jeanie Welsh and Graz
. Deans.
{ And if happiness could make h'
. sweeter, surely Grace was perfectio
! that night. She had come patient
through the trial, and now had her r
ward. And when John went that mig
! home his Whole thoughts were Graz
! and thankfulness that he had provide
! tally escaped any other tocher th'
that of good wife. "A. ".